Robotics Education & Competition Foundation
Robotics Education & Competition Foundation reported $18.6 million in revenue and $18.6 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $91.47 went to program services, $6.08 to management and general costs and $2.45 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 66.5% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $400,216 (Chairman & CEO). 1 person received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 80% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending August 31, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $19MFor context, the median across 5,499 covered education charities: $85.56 programs, $13.59 management, $0.85 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending August 31, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $19MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 91.5% | 84.4% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 6.1% | 13.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 2.5% | 0.8% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.08 | $0.04 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 30.3% | 19.1% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 1.1% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 66.5% | 69.9% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $400,216 | $331,578 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 2.15% | 1.28% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 1 | 8 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 7.1 | 13.3 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 4 of 4 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseThe Robotics Education & Competition Foundation, Inc. was successful in increasting student interest and involvement in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, by engaging students in hands on sustainable and affordable curriculum-based robotics engineering programs across the United States and internationally
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman & CEO Director/trustee, officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $400,216 | $0 | $0 | $400,216 |
1 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Robotics Education & Competition Foundation (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $400K (Part IX, line 5).
5 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b4 · 4 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bNo
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aNo
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13No
- Document retention policy Part VI 14No
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aNo
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 5129
- Volunteers Part I, line 650
Private foundation grants it received
3 private foundations reported grants to Robotics Education & Competition Foundation totaling $1.0M on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Of every $100 Robotics Education & Competition Foundation spent in FY2025, $91.47 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Robotics Education & Competition Foundation's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025, Robotics Education & Competition Foundation reported that 91.5% of its $18.6 million in expenses went to program services, 6.1% to management and general and 2.5% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Robotics Education & Competition Foundation pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Robotics Education & Competition Foundation reported for one person in the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025 was $400,216, for the role of Chairman & CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Robotics Education & Competition Foundation get its money?
Of $18.6 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025, 30.3% came from contributions and grants and 66.5% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Robotics Education & Competition Foundation a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 35-2212630 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025, object 202621959349300537 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2024 (amended), object 202641899349300729 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2023 (amended), object 202442649349301659 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2022, object 202312439349301461 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2020, object 202131319349302978 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 35-2212630: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.